New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) In a strongly worded letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has lodged a formal protest alleging that his democratic right to raise a matter of national security in Parliament was unjustly denied during the ongoing Budget Session. Gandhi’s communication — written after repeated…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday examined the plea by Shaadi.com founder and Managing Director Anupam Mittal seeking quashing of criminal proceedings arising out of allegations that a user of the matrimonial platform cheated a woman after creating a profile with unverified credentials. A Bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till February 10 the hearing on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) accusing the West Bengal government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, former Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar and other officials of obstructing the agency’s search operations at the office of…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on the BJP-led union government, accusing it of striking at the interests of farmers by allegedly opening Indian markets to American agricultural products and pushing what he termed “anti-farmer” policies, including the proposed Seed Bill. In a statement posted…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) Markets continued to remain upbeat and at 12.35 hours Tuesday, buoyed by the Indo-US trade deal that slashed duties on Indian exports to the US from 50 per cent to 18 per cent. The benchmark Nifty 50 traded at 25,800 at 12.40 hours, up by 2.84 per cent compared to…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on WhatsApp and its parent company Meta over the sharing of user data for targeted advertising, asserting that the privacy rights of Indian citizens cannot be compromised for the business interests of a multinational corporation. A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) Indian rice exporters have welcomed indications of a possible reduction in US tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent, saying the move could significantly improve competitiveness and boost shipments to the American market. The Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF), through its National President Dr Prem Garg, said the trade…
New Delhi, Feb 03 (UNI) US Senator Lindsey Graham on Monday said India has “earned” the tariff reduction announced under the new India-US trade deal, linking it to New Delhi’s recalibration of Russian oil purchases as the war in Ukraine will enter its fifth year on Feb 24, 2026. In a post on X, Graham credited…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) Indian equity markets are poised for a powerful rally on Tuesday, with benchmark indices expected to open near record territory after New Delhi and Washington finalized a trade agreement that slashes tariffs on Indian exports to 18 percent—a move investors see as clearing a major overhang on sentiment. The deal…
Dehra (Kangra), Feb 3 (UNI) Under the Chief Minister’s flagship “Drug-Free Himachal Campaign,” the Dehra district police have intensified a sustained, result-oriented crackdown on drug abuse and trafficking, adopting a strict zero-tolerance policy. Dehra Police district superintendent of police Mayank Choudhary told UNI that, continuing last year’s successes under the NDPS Act, Dehra police registered…
